Seeder.



PATENTED D50; 5, 1905.

' J. D. SGEIGPIELI).v

SEEDER.

IN1/ENT@ I WITWESSES fn/M No. 800,500.. PATENTBD D50. 5. 1905.

` J. D. SCHOEIBLD.

5.55050. APPLICATION FILED JULY 3. 1905. y

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t UNITED e srATEs `V PATICENT oEEroE.

i 'JAMES DRoMMoND scHoF-IELD,oEDALLAs,TExAs.

I' y SIEEDER To all, whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES DROMMOND ScHoFIELD, a citizen of thel United States, residing' at Dallas, county of Dallas, State of Texas, haveinvented a certain new and useful Improvement in lSeeders; and. I declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact der scription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, whichv form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to seeders.

l I It has for its `object ya seeder .which ises-lv pe'cially intended for the planting vof cotton? bevel-gear 4, which'meshes with a pinion 5,`

which turns the bottom plate of the seedhopper 6. The :seed-.hopper itself. andthe pinion connected with it are'lifted out of mesh with the wheel 4 by means that will be hereinafter described andjwhich form one part of the invention thereof. 4 Y

The frame is pivotally connected by a pin 6a to the tongue 7, and the rear end of the tongue engages through a casting 8, that may be considered a link. Thecasting is pivoted to a bracket 9 onl the `under side of the tongue 7 In the castingS are formed bearl t gagement of the neck-yoke of the horses) and .l 5oings 10 for a crank shaft or axle` 11, the axis of .which is pivoted in bearings 12 on the frame 1. The crank-shaft 11 is provided at the projecting vend at the right with a latchlever 18, the latch ofwhich engagesv with a quadrant 14, mounted on `the frame. The

voscillation ofthe crank (which may be producediby oscillating the lever) actuates the casting 8, which simultaneously swings on its own pivot 81 and lifts the rear end of the tongue (the front end of the tongue is meantime substantially held position by the enlifts from the ground thefro'nt or pilot low `15 and the furrow opener 16, both of w 'ch blade, &c.

are attachedto the tongue-and both of which are provided with the usual vertical and other adjustments for heights, angularity of An inner frame 418, pivoted to the outer Specification of Letters Patent.

,Application filed Tuly 3, 1905. VSerial No 268,282.

Patented Dec. 5, 1905.

frame 1 by pivotsr19, carries the coveringi plows 20. This inner frame is provided wi pivots that engage in inclined slots 38 in a third frame 19a,' located within the second frame 18. vThe third frame 19a'has'secured to lit thehopper 6 and is provided with saddle-.

pieces 61, that normally rest on the axle 2.

The front end ofthe inner or third frame 19a terminates at each side with a plate provided at its 'upper forward corner with a hook 21, that engages over a ledge on the lower end ofthe castin 8 and behind a vertical rib that rises on the ack edge of the casting and'extends from the ledge upward to or nearlyto the bearing 10. The plate21 is provided with 'the inclined slot 38"hereinbefore mentioned,

in which engages the pin 22 from the second frame 18. Theframe 18 is provided at its rear with a cross-bar 26,that rises in apath which causes it to engage undera pin 27, that projects from the rear of the hopper. The main frame 1 is provided with foot-restsf, and the second frame or first inner frame is provided with a foot-rest 32, employed to enable the user to force down the coveringshovels into the ground should it be def sired to do so.

In operating this vplanter' a movement of l the 'hand-lever' 13 actuates the movable l parts to throw them into their operative position from a condition of travel (or transportation when 'all the parts are out of motion except the traveling wheels) to a condition of use whe'n'all the parts are in position for producing their proper results or the reverse. Thus when the lever is thrown forward on the quadrant the pilot shovel, furrow opener,l

and cover-shovels are in avposition 'to cut to the proper depth into the j ground or to av depth towhich they have been adjusted, and

the hopper is in position over the axle withits .feed-wheel engaging the pinion-wheel on the axle. If now the handle be swung to bring its free end to the rear, the. first result will be to-liftv the rear end of the tongue, the pi-v lot-shovel, and the furrow Opener, leaving the covering-shovels still in their working position. This movement-results'in lifting the front end ofthe inmost frame 19a, so as to in- IOC oline it toward the rear of the machine, when thehopper, 'which issecured'thereto, commences toslide backward and out of engagement as regards the 'pinion'- with the bevel? gear 4 on the axle. A slightlyfurther movement lifts first the covering-shovels until the bar 26 strikes the projection 27 on the hop- IiIO per and lifts the hopper until the gearing is entirely out of contact with the miter-wheel on the axle and the entire planter is now in condition for travel without work. In producing these results no springs are employed, and there are no springs in the entire device except a single spring 34 on the latch.

The various parts are arranged as a system of levers with a quite complex movement using the axle of the vehicle as one primary support and the neck-yoke support for the tongue as another primary support. The frame l is supported on the axle and pivoted to the tongue. The casting 8 is pivoted to the tongue and in pivotal connection with the crank l1, which oscillates on its bearings upon the frame l. The frame 18 is pivoted to the frame l and is supported by a pivot to the inner frame 19a, with which it has a sliding connection by reason of its pivot projecting through aslot in the frame 19a. Itis lifted by the frame 19a when the end of the frame 19a is itself lifted by the casting. N evertheless the connection between the casting and the ends of the frame 19a is a sliding connection, which permits of the frame 19aL to perform its function of actuating the frame 1S without a corresponding lifting movement of the rear of the frame 19a and the hopper supported upon it, and the rear of the frame 19a only swings upward when it is lifted by the engagement of the frame 18 with the hopper.

What l claim isl. In a seed-planter, in combination with a main frame mounted on an axle, a tongue pivotally connected thereto and provided behind the pivot with pilot-shovel and covering-shovel, a secondary frame pivotally connected to the iirst, a third frame having a seed-hopper secured thereto, connected by pivots to the second frame, and by a sliding connection to the rear end of the tongue, substantially as described.

2. In a seed-planter, in combination with a main frame and a tongue pivoted thereto at a point intermediate its inner and outer ends, a secondary frame and a third frame each pivotally connected to the main frame, a seed-hopper supported by said third frame, a casting through which the inner end of the tongue engages and with one face of which it is pivotally connected, a crank-piece engaging through said casting and journaled at its ends in the main frame whereby said casting and the inner end of the tongue may be raised or lowered with respect to the main frame, means for locking the same in position, and an actuating connection between the casting and the hopper, substantially as described.

3. In a seed-planter, in combination with a main frame mounted on wheels, a tongue pivotally connected thereto, means for oscillating the tongue with respect to the main frame, a seed-hopper, and means whereby the same rests on the axle, a sliding connection between said hopper and tongue, and a sliding and pivotal connection between said hopper and main frame, substantially as described.

4. In a seed-planter, in combination with a main frame mounted on wheels, a tongue pivotally connected thereto, means for oseillating the tongue with respect to the main frame, a seed-hopper, adjustable hooked saddles upon said seed-hopper adapted to lock the same to the axle with the ears in mesh, a sliding connection between tie hopper and tongue, and a sliding and pivotal connection between the hopper and the main frame, substantially as described.

5. In a seed-planter, in combination withv a main frame mounted on an axle, a tongue pivotally connected therewith, a pilot-shovel and a covering-shovel carried thereby, a plurality of subsidiary frames pivotally connected therewith and with each other, and a seed-hopper carried by one of said subsidiary frames, said hopper beingr slidingly connected with the rear end of the tongue, substantially as described.

6. ln a seed-planter, in combination with a main frame and a plurality of auxiliary frames pivotally connected therewith, a tongue pivotally connected to said main frame, with one portion extending therewith.- in, a casting through which said tongue loosely engages, a pivotal connection between one face of the tongue and said casting, a crank engaging through a part of said casting remote from said pivoted connection, means whereby said crank may be raised or lowered, means for locking it in position, a hopper supported by one of said auxiliary frames, and a connection between said hopper and the adjacent end of the tongue,sub stantially as described.

In testimony whereof I sign this specification in the presence of two witnesses.

JAMES DROMMOND SCllOlfl ELI).

Vitnesses BLANCHE DENsoN, JOHN A. POPE. 

